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U.S. Certifies Former Governor of Chihuahua Extraditable to Mexico on Corruption Charges |
On November 8, 2021, United States Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis certified with a 24-page opinion the extraditability of César Duarte, the former governor of Chihuahua, on Embezzlement and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-17 |
Mexico |
Corruption, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Italian Police Dismantled an International Drug Trafficking Ring Operated by ‘Ndrangheta mafia clan |
On November 16, 2021, Italian police broke up an international drug trafficking ring operated by the ‘Ndrangheta, an Italian mafia clan. The bust led to upwards of 100 arrest warrants... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-14 |
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Drug Enforcement, Organized Crime |
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European Commission Releases Three Proposals to Strengthen and Enhance Police Cooperation Across the EU |
On December 8, 2021, the European Commission released three key proposals aimed at streamlining and strengthening law enforcement in the European Union: Proposal for a regulation on automated data... |
Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-14 |
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European Union, Law Enforcement |
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FinCEN Issues Notice of Proposed Regulations on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements |
On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations to require certain entities to file reports with FinCEN, identifying... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-14 |
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Financial Enforcement, Regulation |
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Treasury Initiative Targets Anonymous Real Estate Purchases and Proceeds of Corruption |
On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) with respect to soliciting public comments on potential requirements... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-11 |
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Corruption, Money Laundering |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Political Responsibility for Corruption |
On November 26, 2021, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted Resolution 2406 (2021) on one of the key issues concerning... |
Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-11 |
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Corruption, Council of the European Union |
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European Union Acts on Human Smuggling in the Belarus Border Crisis |
The dramatic situation at the border with three European Union (EU) countries, especially Poland, is alarming and explosive. Recent actions by the Belarus’s Lukashenko regime and its... |
Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-03 |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Eurojust, European Commission, Immigration |
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U.S Attorney Office in S. Diego Indicts Drug Money Laundering Cartel and Convicts Leader of Drug-Smuggling Money Laundering Organization |
On November 16, 2021, the U.S. Attorney in San Diego partially unsealed an indictment in a U.S. District Court, charging 29 alleged members of an international money laundering organization linked... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Crimes, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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EU Court of Justice Greenlights Request for Information Without Taxpayers Specific Name and Identity |
On November 25, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary judgment on what information must be provided by the requesting tax authority soliciting tax information on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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A Dutch Woman Appears in U.S. Court to Face Charges Related to Terror Financing |
On October 29, 2021, a Dutch woman, Farhia Hassan, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to face charges related to her alleged involvement in Somalian terrorist... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Court Conviction, Terrorism |
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U.S. Homeland Security Returns Hundreds of Looted Artifacts to Mali |
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, it repatriated a trove of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Art and Cultural Property, Crimes |
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ICC Prosecutor Closes Preliminary Examination in Colombia and Concludes Agreement with Bogota |
On October 28, 2021, in Bogota, Colombia, two events took place, which is significant for both Colombia and the International Criminal Court (ICC). ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan QC, head of... |
Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-30 |
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Crimes against Humanity, International Crimes, International Criminal Court |
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Council of Europe has Adopted the Second Protocol to the Cybercrime (“Budapest”) Convention |
As the Convention on Cybercrime (“Budapest Convention”) turns 20, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, at its 1417bis meeting on November 17, 2021, has adopted a Second... |
By Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Cybercrime |
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More than Twenty years later, Colombia found responsible for Journalist’s Abduction, Judgment in the Jineth Bedoya Lima case |
Jineth Bedoya Lima is an internationally known Colombian journalist whose notoriety has come at enormous personal cost. In 2011, the Bedoya Lima y Otra v. Colombia was brought on her... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Crimes, Human Rights |
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FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions to Report Environmental Crimes and Associated Illicit Financial Activity |
On November 18, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice calling attention to the increasing trend in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Financial Enforcement |
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German Court Convicts Woman of Crimes against Humanity in Death of Yazidi Girl |
On October 25, 2021, a German Court sentenced a German woman turned Islamic State (ISIS) supporter to 10 years of imprisonment for her involvement in the death of a Yazidi girl. This is the first... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-16 |
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Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity |
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Brazil Extradites Mexican Cartel Leader to U.S. on Cocaine Trafficking Charges and Mexico Arrests His Sister |
On November 12, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced the extradition on November 10, 2021, of a Mexican national to face international drug trafficking charges. Jose Gonz... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-16 |
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Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Financial Situation Deteriorates, CEO Quits after U.S. Commerce Department Blacklists Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group |
Israeli technology firm, NSO Group, faces an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Commerce blacklisted the firm on November 3, 2021, causing CEO-designate Isaac Benbenisti to quit and... |
Kenneth Boggess |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-15 |
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Crimes, Sanctions |
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Mashreqbank Settles with OFAC, Federal Reserve, and New York Department of Financial Services |
On November 9, 2021, Mashreqbank entered into joint settlements with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), and the New York State Department of Financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-15 |
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Banking Supervision, Settlement |
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Guilty Plea in Arkansas the First Successful Prosecution of Exportation and Manufacturing of Mexican Cartel Firearms |
On November 9, 2021, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas announced that Andrew Scott Pierson, 47, of Jay, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-13 |
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Arms Trafficking |
